#SubHealth Votes to Advance 3 Bills to #FullCmte

#SubHealth Votes to Advance 3 Bills to #FullCmte

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Jan. 17, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a markup on three bills to advance public health and help medical professionals.

#SubHealth advanced the following bills:

* H.R. 1876, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017, authored by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), will shield health care professionals from liability when they volunteer their services during a federally declared disaster. H.R. 1876 passed by voice vote, as amended.

* H.R. 2026, the Pharmaceutical Information Exchange (PIE) Act of 2017, authored by Vice Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY). H.R. 2026 will clarify how drug and medical device companies can share health care economic or scientific information with certain entities if it is truthful, non-misleading, based on competent and reliable scientific evidence and relates to an investigational use of a drug or device. This will help ensure patients can access new treatments and cures quicker. H.R. 2026 passed by a vote of 18-14, as amended.

* H.R. __, the Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2018, authored by representatives Bob Latta (R-OH), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chairman Burgess, Vice Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX), and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI). H.R. __ will modernize regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) consumer health products, and establish a user fee program at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for these products. H.R. __ passed by voice vote.

“The policies within each of these bills exemplify our shared commitment to improve and strengthen public health policy for all Americans," said #SubHealth Chairman Burgess. “These are critical, commonsense reforms that have the potential to really deliver for patients in our communities."

Source: House Committee on Energy and Commerce

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY